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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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